Measuring-faucet.



i To all whom t may concern.'

FREDERICK MARQUARDT, 0F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MEASURING-FAUCET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented 1360.312, 1916.

Application led August 7, 1915. Serial No. 44,216.

Be it known that I, FREDERICK MAR- QUARDT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Measuring-v Faucets, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to measuring faucets and it consists in the novel featuresl liquid has been drawn therefrom.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for compensating for the weight of the receptacle into which the liquid is drawn, and inasmuch as the quantity of liquid which passes through the faucet is determined by weight, the faucet may vbe efficiently used for drawing predetermined quantities of liquid into receptacles of different weights.

With these objects in view the invention includes a faucet having a valve turnably mountedtlierein, and spring means for turning the valve from an'open to a closed position. A'hook member is pivotally mounted uponthe faucet and is adapted to receive the bail ofthe vessel into which the liquid is drawn. An indicator is mounted upon I' i v the hook member and is normally held at an initial position under the influence of a spring. A lever is fulcrumed upon the faucet and lis connected with thev said spring and means are provided for swinging the said lever, whereby the tension of thespring may be increased or diminished, as desired. A friction spring is arranged to exert its infiuence upon the hook member to prevent the same from moving v`too rapidly during its initial swinging movement and to permit the same to move rapidly during its final swinging movement. Locking means is provided for holding the valve of the faucet in an open position while the liquid. is being drawn, and means is lcarried by. the hook member for releasing the valve from the said lookin tity of liquid has been drawn into the vessel Inthe accompanying drawing z-Figure means when-the desired quanmeasuring device applied thereto and shown in section. Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the measuring device cut on the line 2.-2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a detail sectional viewvof part of the device cut on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a similar view cut on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

The faucet to which the measuring device is applied comprises a. body 1 having a valve 2 turnably mounted therein. A casing 3 is mounted upon the valve body 1 and incloses most of the parts of the measuring device. A` disk f1 is fixed to the lower end of the valve 2 and is located in the casing 3. The disk 4 is provided at its periphery with an out-standing lug 5 adapted tov encountera lug 6 mounted at the side of the casing 3 when the valve 2is'in a closed position in the body 1. The disk 4 carries at its under side and in the vicinity of its periphery a lug 7 having one side 8 disposed at a right angle to the plane of the disk and its opposite side 9 inclined at an angle with relation to the plane ofthe disk.

A disk l() is turnably mounted upon the lower portion of the valve 2 and is provided at its periphery with' a series of notches 11. A spring pressed pawl 12 is movably mounted in the wall of thecasing 3 and is adapted to engage in one of the notches 11 as bestshown in Fig. 3 of the drawing. A coiled spring 13 lies between the disks 4 and 10,v and one end of the said spring is connected with the disk 4 while Vthe otherend thereof is connected with the sion of the spring 13 may be increased or vdiminished as desired and when the tension of the said spring is at a proper degree, the

pawl12 maybe permitted to enter one of the notches 11 in the disk 10, whereby the disklO. is held in afixcd position but the 4 disk 4 may' be turned at times under theinfluence of the spring 13. Y.

A standard 14 is mounted uponV the lower side of the casing 3 and carries at its upper los end a pivoted arm 15. `The arm 15 is pro vided at one end with a journaled roller 16 andat its `other end with a ldownwardly disposed weighted head 17. The Weight ofi the head 17 is sufficient to hold thelar'm in a position whereby .the roller 16 is normally held in the path of movement of the lug 7.

Therefore, whenthe roller 16` is at an elevated position, the lug 7 may pass over the same when the inclined side thereof encounters the roller, but when theside 8 of the said lug encounters the roller the disk 4 is held againstv turning movement in a direction to carry the lug 7 toward the standl ard 14.

- ber 18 is provided at'its outer portion with a bill 20. A plate 21 is mounted at the forward side of the casing 3 and is provided at one side with a graduation mark 22.- An indicator hand 2'3 is disposed through a slot 24, and itsouter end is adapted to movealong that sideof the plate 21 which is provided with the graduation 22. The hand 23 -is mounted at its inner end upon one arm 25 as best shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing.

.at their upper ends journaled rollers The hook member 18 is provided with two arms 25, one located at each side of the faucet bo-dy 1 as shown in Fig. 2. The hook member 18 is provided at one side with an extension 26, which at times is adapted to encounter the head 17 -of the arm 15. Spring pressed pawls 27 are pivotally mounted at the upper ends of the arms 25 and carry 28.. These pawls have lowerend portions adapted to engage the sides of the arms 25 whereby the swinging movement of the pawls in one direction is limited; however the upper ends of the pawls may swing in a direction toward the springs which bear against them. The springs which bear against-the pawls 27 are mounted on the arms 25 as shown in Fig. 1. Springs 29 are mounted at'the under side of the top of the casing 3 and are provided vat points between their ends with downwardly disposed humps 30. Set screws 31 are threadedthrough the top side of the casing 3 and bear at their lower ends against the upper sides of the springs 29 as indicated in Fig. l of the drawing, and may be used for-depressing the free ends of the springs 29 toward the arms 25, or for per.- mitting the free ends of the said springs to move away from the said arms. A shaft 32 is journaled upon the faucet body 1 and is located within the casing 3. v The said shaft` 32 carries at one endian" arm 33, and atitsother end a bell crank lever 34. Longitudinally extensible springs-35 are connected at their forward ends with the .arms 25, and at their rear ends one of the springs 35 is connected with the lowermost arm, of the bell crank lever 34 and the other spring v35 is connected with the lower portion of the arm 33. The springs 35 are under tension with a tendency to hold the. upper ends of the arms 25 toward the shaft 32. A lever 36 is fulcrumed at the side of the faucet body 1 and the upper end of the said lever extends through the top of the casing 3. The lever 36 is provided at itslower end with an angular extension 37 which is normally engaged by the upper arm of the bell crank lever 34 as best shown in Fig. 1 ofthe drawing. A dentate segment 38 is mounted upon the top. of the casing 3 and the lever 36 is provided with a spring Vpressed pawl 39 adapted to engage the teeth of the seg- Ament 38.

A bell crank lever 40 is mounted at the side of the casing3 andthe upperarm of the said lever extends through the top of the casing 3 and is'provided with a spring 4 pressed pawl 41 adapted to engage the teeth vof a dentate segment. 42 also mounted upon 'the top of the casing 3. The segment 42 is provided at its side with a series of gradu- `ations 43. A pin 44 is adjustably mounted at the'lower arm of the lever 40 and at times is adapted to be encountered bythe upper larm of the bell crank lever-34.

The operation of the measuring device is as follows: The bail of abucket (not shown) is engaged over the bill 20 of the hook mem-- ber 18, whereby the body ofthe bucket is disposed below the dischargev outlet of the body 1 of the faucet. yWhen the bucket is connected with the hook member '18 asv stated, the Weight of the bucket swings the hook member, whereby the arm 25 is carried along the plate 21 and away from the graduation 22. The operator then swings the lever "36 whereby' its extension 37 is v moved along the upper arm of the bell crank lever 34 and the upper arm of the said lever is depressed and the springs 35 are stretched the lug 6 at the back of the casing 1 and the v n I lug 5 assumes the position 'shown in Fig. 4

of the drawing.' During the aforesaid movement on the part of the disk 4, the inclined side 9 of the lug 7 rides over the roller-16 at theupper end of the arm 15 and as soon as the side 8 of the lug 7 passes L Vbeyond the roller 16, the arm 15 acting un-f der the weight .of the head 17'moves the' roller 16 into contact with `theside 8.01.V the lug 7 as shown in Fig. 1. Thus the valve The operator then grasps the 2 is locked in an open position and the liquid 'i may flow through the body of the faucet 1 and enter the vessel which is supported from vso v1. During this the hook member 18. Asthe said vessel increases in weight owing to the accumulationunder the influence of the springs 35 only.-

Consequently the bucket and contents attached to the hook member may descend more rapidly during its final movementJ than at its initial movement and this will cause the ex- 15, whereby the head 17 is elevated and the roller 16 at the upper en'd of the arm 15 is depressed and carried below the lower end of the lug 7. Thus the lug7 and disk 4 are released and under the influence of the spring 13, the said disk 4 and the valve 2 are turned, whereb Athe valveV is moved to a closed position in the faucet body 1. As the valve 2 turns as just described, the lug 5 is brought into engagement with the lug 6 atvthe back of'thev casing 3, and the turning movement of the valve 2 is checked.

After the bail of the bucket is disengaged from the bill 2O the tension of the springs 35 comes into play and the arms 25 are drawn back to the'position shown in Fig. movement the pawls 27 swing on their pivotal connections with the arms 25 vand against the springs which bear against them, so that the said arms pass y without undue friction under thehumps 30 of the vsprings 29 and when the pawls move inwardly beyond the humps 30 the springs .which bear against the pawls cause them to assume the position shown in Fig. 1. The bill 20# of the hookmember 18 issufliciently 1 vlongand so shaped as to prevent the bail of the bucket or vessel from falling from the.

`. .thereon which willindicate approximatelyv the weight of the said vessel. The lever 36 said bill duri-ng the swinging movement of the hook member. 1-

, `Sometimes it may be desired to supqply uniform quantities of liquid to vesselsw may differ from each other in weight and ich when this is the case the vvessel 1s hung upon the hook member 18 whereby the hand 23 is moved along the plate 21 to a particular graduation thereon. This elongatesthe ,springs 35 and they in'turn swing the lever.l 34.` The 'lever 40 is then swung until the pin 44 touches the lever 34. The pawl 41 t' V1s then permitted to engage the teeth ofthe segment 42 at one of the "graduatibns'43 is then swung 'to further depressthe upper portion of the lever' 34 to additionally increase the tension of the springs 35 to compensate for the weight of the liquid which is' torun into the vessel. VThus it will be seen that the extent of movement of the lever 40 will indicate the weight of the vessel and the extent of movement of the lever 36 will indicate the weight of the contents of the ves'- 1 v sel. liquid has accumulated in the bucket or vesindicated, to effect the automatic closing of be'seen that an automatic closing and measeliicient manner to permit predetermined quantities of liquid to be drawn and this tension 26 to strike the'head 17 of the yarm 1. In combinationwith a faucet bodyihavl-'ieg f ing a valve turnably mounted therein, spring means for turning the valve to a closed posi- When the predetermined quantity of l '15 sel, the arms 25 are swung as hereinbefore described and the other parts cooperate as i providedl forl ftion in the body, lmeans for llocking thev valve in open position in the body, a spring r l 'I controlled hook member pivoted upon the `body and adapted to sustain a vessel at the discharge outlet thereof and engageable with "if the lockingmeans to release the valve and a vspring located in the path of movement ofv io ment thereof comparatively slow and the final movement thereof, comparatively lfast under the influence I,ofthe vessel and its cone,l

thehook member to render the initial move.

tents.v v ,A l. 2. In combination with a faucet body having a valve turna-bly mounted therein, spring means for turning the valve to a' closed posiv tion in the body, means for locking the v-valve in anI open position in the body, a spring controlled hook member pivoted to. the body and engageable with the locking j.- means to release the valve, a spring located in the path of movement of the hook member V andhavingahump disposed toward the pivot.-

115, v`movement ,of the .hook member compara-:fg f' tively slow and the finalmovement thereof. e comparatively 'fast vunder the influence of f of the hook member to render the initial the vessel and the contents thereof.

3.. Incombination'with a faucet body have'-i ing a valve turnably mounted therein, spring means' for turning the valve to a closed posi-A tionl in the body, means for locking the valve in an openposition in the body, a bell crank Llever fulcrumed adjacent the body, ajhookr 'member lpivoted upon'the body, aspring connecting the hook member with thebell'"v cranklever, said lhook member being engageable with the locking means'to release the' valve, and a lever fulcrumed adjacent the crank, lever to still further adjust the ten- @sion of tbevsaid spring. l' 6. In combination'with a faucet body hav-4 ing `a valve turnably' mounted therein,

` v adjust the tension' of the said spring and body and engageable with the arm of the bell crank lever .to adjust the tension of the spring Which connects the bell crank lever With 'the hook member.

L1. In combination With a faucet body havinga valve turnably mounted therein, spring means for turning the valve to a closed position in the body,mea'ns for locking the valve' in an open position in the body, a hook'member pivotallymount'ed upon the body and engageable With the locking means to release the valve, a bell crank lever ulcrumed adjacent the body, av spring connecting one arm of the bell" crank lever with the hook member, a lever fulcrumed adjacent the body and engageable With the bell crank lever to v another lever fulcrumed adjacent the body and engageable With the bell crank lever to still further adjust the tension of the spring which connects the bell crank 4lever With the hook member. A

5. In combination With va faucet body having a valve turnably mounted therein, spring means for turning the valve to a closed position in the body, means for lockingthe valve in an open position in the body, a hook member pivoted upon the bodyv and engageable with the locking means to release the valve,

an indicator hand carried by the hook member, a plate having a graduation located adjacent the path of movement of the free end .of the indicator hand,l a bell cranklever -fulcrumed adjacent the body, a spring connecting one arm of the bell crank lever with the hook member, a lever fulcrumed adjacent the body and engageable With the bell crank lever to adjust the tension 'of the spring' and another lever fulcrumed adjacent the body and engageable With the bell crank lever fulcrumed adjacent the body, a

spring connecting one arm of the bell crank lever With the hook member, a lever lfulcrumed adjacent the body and engageable With the bell crank lever to adjust the tension of the spring which connects the bell lcrank lever with the hook member, another lever fulcrumed adjacent the body and engageable With the bell crank lever to still further adjust' the tension of the spring Which connects the bell crank lever with the hook member, and al graduated scale positioned adjacent the 7 In combination with a faucet body having a valve turnably mounted therein, spring means for moving the valve to a closed position in the body, a disk mounted upon the path of movement of the last mentioned lever.

valve and having a lug depending there- Jfrom, an arm pivotally mounted and engageable With the lug to hold the valve in an open position, a hook member pivoted upon the body and engageable with the arm tosvving the same and release the valve, and a spring connected with the hook member and normally holding the same 'out of engagement with the arm.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature `in presence of tvvo Witnesses.

FREDERICK MARQUARDT.

llllfilpiiesses: M. E. LAUGHLIN, *l Gao. A. BYRNE. 

